McKenna set to dive into new, post-politics pool to combat climate change
The day after she announced her intention to not seek re-election, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna went for a morning swim at Ottawa’s Britannia Beach. Beyond the exercise and the break from the early summer heat, the post-dawn dip reconnected the two-term Member of Parliament to a high-school dream. “I wanted to be an […]
Amid increased hostilities, Minister Chagger announces national summits on anti-Semitism and Islamophobia
A key ask from Muslim Canadian organizers in the wake of a hate-based attack on a family in London, Ont., last month will be fulfilled next week. The government is hosting a National Summit on Islamophobia on July 22, Diversity, Inclusion, and Youth Minister Bardish Chagger announced in a press release July 9. The event […]
PMO changes: MacKendrick exits for health minister’s team
Staff have been on the move in and out of the Prime Minister’s Office of late, including Andrew MacKendrick, who recently left his post as a communications planner in the top office to become deputy director of communications to Health Minister Patty Hajdu. Mr. MacKendrick marked his first day in Ms. Hajdu’s office on July […]
O’Toole to host virtual meet-and-greet fundraising events, July 20, July 21
MONDAY, JULY 12 House Not Sitting—The House, which has been sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, with most MPs connecting remotely, is now adjourned for three months, until Monday, Sept. 20. In the fall and winter, the House is scheduled to sit for 11 weeks over September, October, November, and December. It will […]
Grit MP William Amos announces full-time return in local press conference
Liberal MP William Amos, who attracted international attention for unintentionally appearing naked twice during virtual House proceedings, told a select group of local and regional reporters over Zoom on July 7, that he has issues with “hyperactive multitasking,” and said he’s going back to work. His wife Regina Flores was by his side in his […]
Public Safety Minister Blair hires Madeleine Gomery as new press secretary
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair has a new press secretary. Madeleine Gomery recently moved over from Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna’s team to take on the post. Ms. Gomery started out as an assistant to Ms. McKenna as the Liberal MP for Ottawa Centre, Ont., in the spring of 2018, and moved […]
A historic appointment: Trudeau names Simon as GG
Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, Mary Simon, pictured walking with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., ahead of the July 6 announcement that she would take on the role. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, Mary Simon, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
‘We have to have visits’: New Romanian envoy hopes for renewal of high-level meetings post-pandemic
Romania’s new ambassador to Canada is hoping that future high-level meetings between Ottawa and Bucharest can be used to further develop the Canada-Romanian relationship. Bogdan Mănoiu said he hopes to see the leaders of the two nations meet shortly after public health conditions allow. “The international agenda, unforeseen events, unforeseen processes—and the highest on this list […]
Minister Ng heads to Mexico City for trilateral trade meeting July 7
TUESDAY, JULY 6—THURSDAY, JULY 8 Virtual Annual General Assembly and National Chief Election—The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is convening the 42nd Annual General Assembly hosted in Toronto, Territory of Six Nations of Grand River and Treaty Lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (Toronto Purchase, Treaty No. 13), and taking place virtually […]
‘So long for now’: Munson retires from the Senate after 17 years
When Jim Munson first came to Parliament Hill as a reporter in the 1970s, he never expected he’d go on to work for a prime minister, and certainly not go on to sit as a member of the Red Chamber—but life is rarely what you expect. And now, the Ontario Senator is looking back fondly […]
